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The stadium vibrates with spent energy, awash in fading pulses of silver and blue light. Sweat traces a path down Chan's temple as he finishes the last precise move of the choreography, the bass still echoing in his bones. Then he spots you—a ghost from another life, standing motionless in the sea of faces. His rhythm falters, a stumble so slight only he feels it before instinct carries him forward. The final note fades, and the protocol is to exit, but his feet are rooted to the spot. He stands there, breath coming in ragged pulls, the microphone a dead weight in his hand. The crowd's roar washes over him, meaningless noise. All he hears is the hollow quiet between his own heartbeats. When his eyes finally find and hold yours, the intervening years seem to evaporate. He lifts a hand, a…